Mary Lawlor finishes term as UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders

About this episode

Mary Lawlor discusses her experiences after completing her term as UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders.

One of Ireland's leading human rights advocates, Mary Lawlor, has completed her six-year term as the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights defenders this weekend. She joined Paul in studio to share her experiences in the role.

People in this episode

Host: Paul

Guest: Mary Lawlor

Topics covered

• human rights
• UN Special Rapporteur
• Ireland
• advocacy
• defenders

Keywords

• Mary Lawlor
• human rights defenders
• UN
• advocacy
• Ireland

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Organizations: United Nations, RTÉ Radio 1

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